On June 21 every year, which of the following latitude(s) experience(s) a sunlight of more than 12 hours ?
- 1.Equator
- 2.Tropic of Cancer
- 3.Tropic of Capricorn
- 4.Arctic Circle
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Answer: D. On June 21 the Sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer, so the whole Northern Hemisphere has days longer than 12 hours. The Tropic of Cancer gets about 13.5 hours and the Arctic Circle gets 24 hours of daylight. The equator has about 12 hours and the Tropic of Capricorn less than 12. So 2 and 4.
Watch for: Students mix up the hemispheres; on June 21 it is summer in the north and winter in the south.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the equator gets about 12 hours of daylight all year, not more.
- B. Wrong because the Arctic Circle also gets more than 12 hours (in fact 24).
- C. Wrong because the Tropic of Capricorn is in winter on June 21 and gets less than 12 hours.
Source to check: NCERT Class 6 The Earth: Our Habitat, Chapter 3 'Motions of the Earth'
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